Hello, it is I, Yukiko of the Snow. So, I know I already wrote a one-shot for Silver. But I just enjoyed the idea of explaining Silver's past that I couldn't help but continue writing about it. I just wanted to wait a while before posting it. To make sure that Silver's claims that he was Deliora were false. Even thought I knew it was a lie from the start. There were so many inconsistencies with Silver's story, it was impossible to believe that he just happen to steal the body of Gray's dad. But I'm not going to get into that right now.
Anyways, I plan to make this story short, only about 5 chapter at the moment. I may make it longer.
So here you go. Enjoy!
Melting A Frozen Heart
"It's snowing again." The young Silver said as he glazed into the dark night. Even though the flakes were lightly falling, Silver could feel that a huge blizzard was on its way.
It had been over a year since Silver had started his assignment. He was his mission to find FACE.
One year since that meeting.
"Absolute Zero, Silver." The Mard Geer said to the members of the Nine Demon Gates. "Come forward." The demon stepped forward.
"Yes, my lord." Silver kneeled before the man the guild knew as the Dark King.
"Master has spoken to Mard Geer." He said as he held the book of E.N.D, the master of Tartarus. "He is certain that the rule of these insects is coming to an end. For he has foreseen the return of our lord and master, the Black Mage!"
"And what does this have to do with me, your Dark Lord?" Silver asked with caution. He was well aware of the temper this little prick had. Last thing he wanted was to upset Mard Geer.
"Silver, it is your responsibility to locate FACE. You will search for Face in the more populated areas of this land. Of course this means you will have use your human form in order to blend in with these vermin." Silver frowned at the request. Even though it made it traveling easier for him, he hated taking on the same form as the humans. But he would never go against Mard. "Once we have FACE within our possession, we will have the power to bring the humans to their filthy knees!" The young man said with such delight. The other demons behind him cheered at this revelation, But to Silver, this was a waste of his time. He knew that FACE was basically useless without the presence of Lord Zeref. It had been centuries since anyone has seen the Black Wizard and who was to say that he was even alive. But to speak against Mard Geer was to basically declare war against the whole guild.
"Yes, Dark Lord." Was all Silver said as he stood up and took his leave.
I guess I'll humor them for a while. He thought as he walked through the halls of Cube. As long as it gets me the hell out of this place for a chance.
It was the sound of footsteps that had brought Silver back to reality. The demon suddenly turned, unleashing his devastating curse upon his victim. As the mist cleared, Silver saw it was merely a wolf. It probably thought he was an easy meal.
"Stupid thing." Silver walked over and while a strong kick, he shattered the frozen wolf into tiny pieces. "You startled me." He looked around to see if any human had witnessed his attack. After all, he needed to remain hidden and the last thing he wanted was a damn human to blown his cover. If one of those pests were to make it back to their town tell everyone what they had witnessed, he would have no choice but to annihilate the entire population. And of course that would set off a chain reaction, resulting in unnecessary bloodshed. He sighed heavily as he resumed walking.
These humans were so easy to frighten. He thought. Why they were the ones running the world was beyond his comprehension. It was because of his high tolerance of the humans that he was force to walk among them. But the truth of the matter is he couldn't stand the damn things. He had seen humans kill their own kind for meaningless reasons, from shiny pieces of metal to a pointless disagreement. They were destructive and barbaric. And worst of all, they were weak, yet they pranced around like if they were some sort of god. Sure, many demons were the same, but at least demons did not try to pass themselves as some sort of saint. But even with his hatred for these bugs, he would never act upon these feelings unless given the direct order to. He didn't attack them recklessly like that jackass Jackal, who would decimate an entire village without reason. Or that glutton Franmalth who couldn't help but absorb as many souls as he could. And how could he forget Kyouka, who viewed these humans as toys for her sadistic form of amusement. Silver was far more rational than the others. He would take account all the possible outcomes of any given situation. Unless he was certain there would be no negative outcome for his actions, he chose just to stay away. His 'so called' high tolerance was nothing more than his ability to avoid contact with them whatsoever.
It was a thunderous cracking that stopped him in his tracks.
"What the hell was that?" he asked himself as he changed course towards that sound. The closer he got, the more sounds emerged. Now he could hear the distinct sound of splashing water. It only took him a few steps before he reached a river. Because of the cold temperature, it had been completely frozen over. Let alone a single break near the bank.
Probably a stupid animal broke through. There was no need for him to further investigate this situation, but unfortunately for him, curiosity had gotten the better of him. He approached the river, expecting to see a bear or mountain cat. But instead of claws, he saw pink, fleshy arms struggling to grasp on to the ice. It was a human.
"Idiot." He muttered to himself as he watched whoever was in the river struggling for their life. This dumbass had probably climbed on to the ice, thinking that the thin layer could possibly withstand their weight. It was just like an arrogant human to foolishly challenge the elements as if they were immortal. These creatures should realized that their existence was a frail as a flame. He turned the other way. He had better things to do than to save one of their kind.
"HELP!" the human cried out. "Ple…ease….help!" it was a sweet and soft voice that had called out. Silver was certain it was a female.
Like he did in any situation, he considered the possible outcomes of his actions.
"If I let this girl drown, her family will undoubtedly begin a search. If she came from a small village, they would probably would get the others to help. That means that the forest would be crawling with humans. It would delay my mission and force me to stay even longer in this area. And if one of those bastards sneaks up on me, I may attack them. Being the panicky creatures they are, they'll probably think this girl's death and the attacks are somehow connected. Sooner or later, the villagers may be hire a mage to investigate. In the end, I'll probably end up having to kill the village and probably the guild." He glanced again at the woman. "And if I save her, all I have to do is return her to wherever the hell she came from and that will be the end of it as long the others don't find out about this." He let out a deep sigh. He would have to save her by force in order to avoid any further complications.
Freezing the river beneath his feet, he made his way to the human.
"Hold on, you idiot" he bent above the hole and grabbed hold of her arm. As he pulled the woman out of the water, she suddenly lunge forward and wrapped her arms around Silver's neck. A shocked Silver and the woman fell backward.
This was the first time Silver has ever had any form of physical contact with anyone. It was a weird feeling to have someone this close to you, especially when that someone was a human.
"Thank you." The human whispered weakly. Suddenly realizing that he was being hugged by a human, Silver shoved the girl to the side.
"Get the hell off me!" he shouted as he tried to catch his breath. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Silver shouted, only to realize that the woman was losing consciousness.
"Hey!" he grabbed her by the shoulders. "Where is your village?" he asked, hoping to return her before the storm hit. But her lips only trembled as she began to close her eyes. "Wake up, you idiot!" he shouted again as he began to shake her. But it was no use. This girl was going to freeze to death unless he got her to safety.
"Shit." Silver growled as he lifted the girl and threw her over his shoulder. He could have left her right here to die. But he had already saved her, so there was no point stopping now. "Might as well finish what I started."
A/N: I will probably update within the next few days. So what did you think? Please leave me a review!